to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
composed expression; clear face
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river